The Mandela Effect has gone mainstream. Now that the internet is buzzing with wild theories and new examples every day, it's time to go over where the ideas originated, and consider in detail what exactly might be causing it.
Sex in/and the City
- Simon Magnuson 0 Comments
The notorious "in/and" debate
MMDE: Sex in the City
Current: Sex and the City
Was the TV series from 1998 onwards called "Sex AND the City" or "Sex IN the City"?
Look it up today, and you'll see "Sex and the City" everywhere, but those experiencing the Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect remember it as "Sex in the City".
There are quite a few references to "Sex in the City" too, including the awards ceremony shown in this video.
This could be another simple slurring of the connecting term however, as in the "Interview with/a Vampire" MMDE. If you say either "Sex in the City" or "Sex and the City" often enough (or quickly) it just becomes "Sex n the City", and this is what could then become lodged in the mind as its actual name.
Ford logo
- Ian Grogan 0 Comments
One little curl
MMDE: No "pigtail" swirl on the F
Current: Has a "pigtail" swirl on the F
Everyone is familiar with the Ford Motor Co. logo, but some remember there never being a curly "pig tail" swirl in the capital F which is seen today.
Those experiencing the Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect are sure it was never there, yet all references and images today show it has been present since 1912.
However, a few instances of the logo without this swirl have been found.
Supposedly, the logo is based on Henry Fords own signature, but no surviving images of that show this little embellishment.
ET Phone Home
- Carter Tweed 0 Comments
Swapped the famous line around?
MMDE: ET phone home
Current: ET home phone
Is the Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect at work in the famous Spielberg movie ET?
Some are saying when our little green friend first learned to speak, he actually said "ET home phone" and not the line everyone knows, "ET phone home".
However, of all the MMDE's being reported, this has probably the clearest explanation yet.
The line is swapped round once, in the movie, the first time he says it. From then on, the order is correct and the way everyone remembers it. Furthermore, it is only said the correct ("phone home") way in the trailers, which will also play a large part in what people remember about the movie.
Mona Lisa smile
- Sue Verlander 0 Comments
Enigmatic
MMDE: Blank expression
Current: Smiling
Few paintings can have been studied more throughout history than da Vincis Mona Lisa - "the most famous work of art in the world", according to Wikipedia.
Even her expression has come under intense scrutiny - that enigmatic smile - but not to the level those today who appear to be experiencing the Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect. They remember her with a totally blank expression, with absolutely no hint of a smile at all. Looking at her today shows she definitely is smiling, the only argument is to what degree.
Some are explaining this by noticing our brains interpret things differently as we age. Facial recognition is a crucial life skill which develops more as we get older. The thinking is we see a blank expression when we are younger because we haven't "tuned in" enought to recognise her subtle smile. Or, they have been looking at the two different mona lisas (which were painted 11 years apart) without realising it.
In any case, Leonardo wasn't hailed as a genius for nothing.
Great Pyramid moved and shrunk
- Walter McEntyre 0 Comments
In line with Orion?
Many people remember the layout of the Pyramids tobe in the same pattern as the Orion constellation, with the two larger ones being offset slightly by the smaller one, the same way the stars appear. However, not only does that not seem to be the case any more but some are claiming the two largest ones have swapped places from the positions they recall. Is this the largest man made object to be affected Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect?
Many people remember the central pyramid to be the largest one, and point to it's name as "The Great Pyramid" as reflecting that. Even more confusingly, some are claiming the Sphinx has moved from how they remember.
Gortons/Gordons fish products
- Carter Tweed 0 Comments
1849 is a long time ago
MMDE: Gordons fish products
Current: Gortons fish products
Some people are claiming the Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect has happened to them with respect to Gortons Fish Products.
They swear the name was always "Gordons" and has changed everywhere since.
There is plenty of evidence for "Gordons", but all the offical references are for "Gortons".
"Trust the Gordons Fishermen" is a slogan familiar to many, but those many apparently have it wrong now.
Queen: We are the champions ending changed?
- Carter Tweed 0 Comments
Was that line always there at the end?
MMDE: Ends with "... of the world"
Current: Does not end with "... of the world"
Many people remember the ending of the famous Queen song "We are the champions" as "...of the world".
Video of Queen singing this line live does exist, but today you'll not find it on any of their records, and it apparently never was. It's not that the line isn't in the song at all, because that's how a few renditions of the chorus ends during it.
The controversy is the fact it seems to stop abruptly where it would naturally appear again, right at the end of the song.
Hardcore Queen fans are claiming it never was there at the end, but those saying it is a Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect are saying they are just experiencing a timeline in which that was the case, as would be the answer if you spoke to the original studio engineers.
